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Vanguard College Prep Shows Sportsmanship Beyond Compare
The Gainesville Torpedoes boys basketball team is not used to having fans at their games. You see, the Torpedoes represent a youth correctional facility, so student fans are not allowed to attend games. And, for other reasons, student family members often do not attend their games. The Torpedoes had a basketball game coming up at Vanguard…
Cullen Jones – Olympian Goes From Nearly Drowning to Saving Lives
When Cullen Jones was 5 years old he nearly drowned. Instead of letting this horrible incident create more fear around water, Cullen decided instead to become a good swimmer. But not just any good swimmer. In case you have not heard of him, Cullen Jones is the first African American to win an Olympic Gold…
Braylon O’Neill – When Lifes Throws a Curveball, Hit it Out of the Park
Braylon O’Neill likes to do the same things that many other athletic 6-year-old boys do. His is super active. He enjoys sports like baseball, gymnastics, swimming, golf, and tennis. He also likes to run. The only thing different about Braylon is that he does all of this using two prosthetic (or artificial) legs! Braylon was born…
Chelsea Werner – Young Gymnast Soars Above Down Syndrome
Chelsea Werner was born with Down Syndrome, a condition that can cause certain medical issues including low muscle tone. Shortly after she was born, Chelsea’s parents decided to get her into gymnastics to help build her muscles. After a long search, they found a great coach who was willing to teach her. When she started off, Chelsea…
Isaiah Austin and Owen Gray – Bound by Courage, Purpose and Attitude
Isaiah Austin, one of college basketball’s top players, and Owen Gray, a 13 year old basketball player from Texas, have an unlikely bond. Not only do they share a love of basketball, but they recently learned that they both share the same medical condition, Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. Since Marfan…
Great Perseverance Quotes for Kids
“Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.” – Oliver Goldsmith If you think about the quote above, it is really a very simple concept. However, the reality of actually getting up each time, especially that one last time, can sometimes be incredibly hard. This is the idea of perseverance, and it…
Kayla Montgomery Inspires On and Off the Track
Kayla Montgomery is battling Multiple Sclerosis (MS), yet she happens to be one of the top female runners in North Carolina. MS is a disease that interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body. MS often makes standing and walking very difficult, let alone running. With every race Kayla completely looses feeling in her…
The Panyee Football Club – A Near-Impossible Dream Realized
Once upon a time, there was a group of boys who wanted to play soccer……… This might not sound like the start of a typical fairy tale of wishes and magic. But for the boys of the Panyee Football Club, this was the beginning of their dream come true. Only their dream came true not through…
Think You Don’t Need Math? Think Again…..It’s All Around You!
Do you ever get bored sitting in math class, wondering why you even need to learn the stuff in the first place? Well, this feeling is not too unusual. But the truth is, learning and using math is something that plays an amazingly important role in your life! From the moment you wake, all through your day,…
Bethany Hamilton – Soul Surfer Has Heart The Size of the Ocean
Bethany Hamilton was a 13 year home schooled girl who loved to surf and dreamed of becoming a pro surfer. One day, on a local surfing trip with her friends, she was attacked by a shark and tragically lost one of her of arms. Just one month after this incident, with her goals still in mind,…
